Death toll from school shooting in Thailand rises to nine

Emergencies August 08, 15:05

A total of 23 people were injured

BANGKOK, August 8. /TASS/. The total number of victims of the shooting incident at a secondary school in Thailand's Nonthaburi province north of Bangkok has risen to nine, including the attacker himself, the Thairath newspaper has reported.

Despite doctors' efforts, a 12-year-old female student died in hospital from severe injuries sustained.

An armed 14-year-old teenager opened fire at the school on Friday, killing five teachers, after which he took his own life. Police also consider his grandfather and grandmother to be victims of the incident, as he shot them before going to the educational institution. A total of 23 people were injured in the shooting, 13 of whom continue to receive inpatient treatment. As TASS correspondents were informed by the Thai police, Russians and other foreigners were not injured.

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